Idols are foolish and unneeded. It's what they used when they could not see him but wished to pay tribute. [He honestly doesn't like idol worship.]

Remarkably, aside from a few variations their practices were very similar to the Hebrew's practices. Hence the rivalry. Some argue that they were once the same religion that split off into two. [He shrugs. Though he knows way more about it than that.]

Neither God's name was to be spoken, each referred to instead by title. Curious, isn't it? [His mood seems to have improved with those two sentences.]